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The synonyms of “Loose” are: open, escaped, on the loose, lax, unaffixed, free, liberal, easy, light, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton, slack, idle, informal, not fixed in place, not secure, insecure, unsecured, unattached, untied, unbound, down, flowing, floppy, baggy, loose-fitting, roomy, vague, indefinite, inexact, imprecise, ill-defined, unrigorous, loosen, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, let loose, unleash, relax, set free, turn loose, set loose, let go, remove, detach, disentangle, extricate, separate, disconnect, unfasten, unclasp, unclick, uncouple, decouple, undo, unhook, unhitch, untie, unyoke, slacken, fire, discharge, shoot, eject, catapult, let fly with
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “loose” as a verb can have the following definitions:
catapult | Shoot forth or launch as if from a catapult. The enemy catapulted rocks towards the fort. |
decouple | Regard as unconnected. The mountings effectively decouple movements of the engine from those of the wheels. |
detach | Come to be detached. A figure in brown detached itself from the shadows. |
discharge | Go off or discharge. Industrial plants discharge highly toxic materials into rivers. |
disconnect | Make disconnected disjoin or unfasten. I phoned them in Edinburgh but we got disconnected. |
disentangle | Free from involvement or entanglement. How can I disentangle myself from her personal affairs. |
eject | Leave an aircraft rapidly using an ejection seat or capsule. Angry supporters were forcibly ejected from the court. |
extricate | Free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficulty. I cannot extricate myself from this task. |
fire | Start or maintain a fire in. He fired up the laptop to find the address of his hostel. |
free | Grant freedom to free from confinement. They were freed from jail. |
let fly with | Leave unchanged. |
let go | Cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition. |
let loose | Make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen. |
liberate | Release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition. The students liberated their slaves upon graduating from the university. |
loosen | Become relaxed or less tight. He loosened his hold so she could pull her arms free. |
relax | Cause to feel relaxed. The team relax with a lot of skiing. |
release | Release gas or energy as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition. The plant releases a gas. |
remove | Remove something concrete as by lifting pushing or taking off or remove something abstract. He removed his children to the countryside. |
separate | Separate into parts or portions. Separate the eggs and beat the egg yolks. |
set free | Put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground. |
set loose | Put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state. |
shoot | Shoot game over an estate or other area of countryside. Shoot craps. |
slacken | Make slack as by lessening tension or firmness. He slackened his grip. |
turn loose | Cause to move along an axis or into a new direction. |
unclasp | Release from a clasp. I unclasped her fingers from my hair. |
unclick | Deselect (an option on an electronic interface) by pressing a button on a mouse or screen. I put my hand down to unclick my seatbelt but realized I forgot to buckle it in the first place. |
uncouple | Release (hunting dogs) from being fastened together in couples. They uncoupled the engine. |
undo | Cancel or reverse the effects or results of (a previous action or measure. Undo the shoelace. |
unfasten | Open the fastening of; undo (something. Unfasten your belt. |
unhitch | Unfasten or release from or as if from a hitch. He unhitched the side of the trailer. |
unhook | Unfasten or detach (something that is held or caught by a hook. She unhooked a towelling robe from behind the door. |
unleash | Release from a leash. The failure of the talks could unleash more fighting. |
unloose | Loosen the ties of. He rushed across to unloose the dog. |
unloosen | Undo or let free; unloose. I felt hands unloosening my blindfold. |
untie | Undo or unfasten (something that is tied or tied up. She knelt to untie her laces. |
unyoke | Release (a pair of animals) from a yoke. Unyoke the cow. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “loose” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
baggy | Not fitting closely; hanging loosely. Baggy trousers. |
down | Denoting a flavour variety of stable quark having relatively low mass and an electric charge of 1 3 In the Standard Model protons and neutrons are composed of up and down quarks. The shades were down. |
easy | Casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior. An easy victory. |
escaped | Having escaped especially from confinement. Searching for two escaped prisoners. |
floppy | Tending to flop or hang loosely. A spaniel with floppy ears. |
flowing | (especially of long hair or clothing) hanging or draping loosely and gracefully. A flowing prose style. |
free | Able or permitted to take a specified action. You are free to leave. |
idle | Without a basis in reason or fact. The mill has been standing idle for eight years. |
ill-defined | Poorly stated or described. |
imprecise | Not precise. The terms he used were imprecise and emotional. |
indefinite | Lasting for an unknown or unstated length of time. Were indefinite about their plans. |
inexact | Not exact. An inexact description. |
informal | Having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere. An informal free and easy manner. |
insecure | (of a job or situation) liable to change for the worse; not permanent or settled. A top model who is notoriously insecure about her looks. |
lax | Of a speech sound especially a vowel pronounced with the vocal muscles relaxed. He d been a bit lax about discipline in school lately. |
liberal | Having political or social views favoring reform and progress. A liberal democratic state. |
light | Psychologically light especially free from sadness or troubles. Light housework. |
loose-fitting | Not fitting closely; hanging loosely. |
not fixed in place | Having a fixed and unchanging value. |
not secure | Not likely to fail or give way. |
on the loose | Not carefully arranged in a package. |
open | Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness. I was quite open about my views. |
promiscuous | Demonstrating or implying an unselective approach; indiscriminate or casual. They ran wild indulging in promiscuous sex and experimenting with drugs. |
roomy | (of buildings and rooms) having ample space. The cabin is roomy and well planned. |
slack | (of business or trade) characterized by a lack of work or activity; quiet. They were working at a slack pace. |
sluttish | Having low standards of cleanliness. Drunken sluttish behaviour. |
unaffixed | Not affixed. |
unattached | Not married or having an established partner; single. Local people unattached to any organization. |
unbound | Not bound or tied up. Unbound electrons. |
unrigorous | Not thorough, careful, or strictly applied. The medical societies dismissed the practice as unrigorous and unethical. |
unsecured | Of a creditor having made an unsecured loan. An unsecured note. |
untied | (of an international loan or aid) not given subject to the condition that it should be used for purchases from the donor country. Untied German credits to the Soviet Union. |
vague | Of uncertain, indefinite, or unclear character or meaning. Saw a vague outline of a building through the fog. |
wanton | Growing profusely; luxuriant. Sheer wanton vandalism. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “loose” as an adverb can have the following definitions:
free | Without restraint. Ladies were admitted free. |
baggy | Loose, wide-legged trousers or shorts. His eyes were baggy with the fatigue of overwork. |
belt | Attach or secure with a belt. A belt of high pressure. |
boot | Kick give a boot to. The laptop boots up in 14 seconds flat. |
decompression | The process of expanding computer data to its normal size so that it can be read by a computer. Itching and rashes often occur following decompression. |
disengage | Become free. The ceasefire gave the commanders a chance to disengage their forces. |
disentangle | Free from involvement or entanglement. Can you disentangle the cord. |
doublet | The same number on two dice thrown at once. They were wearing red velvet doublets and hose. |
droop | An act or instance of drooping a limp or weary attitude. A long black cloak drooped from his shoulders. |
floppy | A small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer. Floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price. |
free | Grant freedom to free from confinement. She spent her free time shopping. |
hat | Put on or wear a hat. He was unsuitably hatted. |
lax | Of a speech sound especially a vowel pronounced with the vocal muscles relaxed. The merger of tense and lax vowels before l. |
lenient | Tolerant or lenient. Lenient magistrates. |
limp | A tendency to limp a gait impeded by injury or stiffness. The conversation limped on for half an hour. |
loll | Hang loosely or laxly. His tongue lolled. |
loosely | In a loose manner. He moved loosely from side to side. |
loosen | Make loose or looser. Loosen the soil. |
rein | Control and direct with or as if by reins. The government had failed to rein in public spending. |
remiss | Lacking care or attention to duty; negligent. It would be very remiss of me not to pass on that information. |
sag | The amount of a sag measured as the perpendicular distance from the middle of the curve to the straight line between the two supporting points. She let her head sag lower and lower. |
slack | The part of a rope or line which is not held taut; the loose or unused part. Soon the water will become slack and the tide will turn. |
sloppy | Careless and unsystematic; excessively casual. She wore a sloppy sweater and jeans. |
sweatshirt | Cotton knit pullover with long sleeves worn during athletic activity. |
undo | Cause to become loose. The knot was difficult to undo. |
unfasten | Cause to become undone. The dress unfastened easily. |
unknot | Become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of. His shoulders unknotted. |
unleash | Release or vent. They dig up badger setts and unleash terriers into them. |
unravel | (of twisted, knitted or woven threads) become undone. They were attempting to unravel the cause of death. |
untie | Undo or unfasten (something that is tied or tied up. She knelt to untie her laces. |
unwrap | Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret. I began to unwrap my presents. |
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